Roger Sitkins argues that experience alone doesn't teach you anything. Reflective experience does. He offers a simple summer practice: ask yourself what's working and what's not in your business or life, then replicate the wins and fix the gaps.
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I heard this phrase years ago and I love it said this that experience is not the best teacher evaluated. Experience is the best teacher. And I think it's 100% true. Right? We're all going to go through things. How are we going to grow through things? As I record this, it's the heart of the summer season. I know for many of you, hopefully get a chance to have a vacation or at least a long weekend or some time to sit out in your patio and do some thinking in a nice weather. And to me, it's a great time to reflect. And I'm certainly not perfect at this. I'm trying to get better. But reflection doesn't have to be overly complicated, right? I believe in journaling and getting your thoughts together. But what if you ask yourself these two questions in really any area? It could be life and business. Two questions on a certain area. You're thinking about what's working and what's not working. It really could be as simple as that. Ask yourself two questions. What's working in this area of my life or business? What's not working? See, we want to replicate success. We want to eliminate or address some of the challenges. So spend some time reflecting when you get a chance.